text: NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will accompany the European Space Agency's Frenchman Thomas Pesquet and Japan's Akihiko Hoshide?
classes:  No, the launch was attended by two NASA astronauts, as well as French and Japanese cosmonauts.  Also, the launch was attended by two NASA astronauts, as well as French and Japanese cosmonauts.  Yes, the launch was attended by two NASA astronauts, as well as French and Japanese cosmonauts.